Write a note on Wurtz Reaction.
Alkyl halides react with sodium in dry ether to give hydrocarbons containing double the number of carbon atoms present in the halide. This reaction is known as Wurtz reaction.
$2 R-X + 2 Na \longrightarrow R-R + 2 NaX$
$2 CH_3-CH_2-Br + 2 Na \xrightarrow{\text{dry ether}} CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3 + 2 NaBr$
$2 (CH_3)_2CH-Br + 2 Na \xrightarrow{\text{dry ether}} (CH_3)_2CH-CH(CH_3)_2 + 2 NaBr$
$2 R-X + 2 Na \longrightarrow R-R + 2 NaX$
$2 CH_3-CH_2-Br + 2 Na \xrightarrow{\text{dry ether}} CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3 + 2 NaBr$
$2 (CH_3)_2CH-Br + 2 Na \xrightarrow{\text{dry ether}} (CH_3)_2CH-CH(CH_3)_2 + 2 NaBr$
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